Social Media Tip for Authors #4: What Are Your Big Picture Goals?
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice so that you can: Connect with your readers and get to know them Let them get...
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice so that you can: Connect with your readers and get to know them Let them get...
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by Beth Barany · Published April 7, 2011 · Last modified April 6, 2011
Today’s Tip #5: The 5-5-5 Rule Often my workshop attendees, clients and students ask me, “How much time should I spend on social networking?” “How’s five minutes a day?” I ask. “That’s all?”
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published March 22, 2011
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice the your social media tips so that you can: * Connect with your readers and get to know them * Let them get to know you * Build your network * Create your author platform — Today’s Tip #6: Share — Share what? Share yourself, your humanity, your vulnerability, a slice of your daily life? Why? Because we all want to connect with each other, feel each other’s humanity, belong and be loved.
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published March 15, 2011
Sometimes we just need to shut up and listen to our fellow authors and most importantly listen to our readers.
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales
by Beth Barany · Published March 3, 2011 · Last modified March 4, 2011
Many authors think that social media is like traditional advertising, all shouting at ya’ . But it’s not. Social media is social, which means authors succeed at it when we listen and give back. If you just listen deeply to your audience and talk about the things that are important to them then you will be included in their tribe and they will want to buy your book.
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published February 17, 2011 · Last modified March 15, 2011
Authors, writers, if you’re not having fun, why use social media? But don’t let the learning curve get in your way. Not knowing how to do something is no excuse! So dive into Twitter or Facebook or making video or podcasting. You’ll find out which one you like by trying it, by yes actually doing it!
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published January 20, 2011
This Thursday marks the beginning of my social media for author tip series, where I offer you tips to put into practice the social media tips you hear rolling around out there so that...
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by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published November 3, 2025 · Last modified November 4, 2025
Monsters and Humanity in Fiction with Surekha Davies – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 177 *** “It all started with too much Star Trek, although you could say that that’s a lie...
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